" Technical Specifics: A trained eye can tell from watching a variation performed how well the dancer attends technique classes. Dancers that have formed habits of good technique in regular class look more at ease doing things correctly because for them it is a trained natural muscle memory. Your body needs thousands of repetitions to do things correct without thinking. Put in the time to develop that technical base and your dance future will be longer and more successful. Bad habits are very difficult to break and even more difficult to replace with a good habit! "
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| Photo: Walnut Hill School for the Arts |
When you're performing on stage you shouldn't be thinking about technique, it should be second nature. To achieve this you need to do many thousands of good repititions in class. This means knowing the what, how, and why, for every repitition. You can't learn on autopilot. Dance isn't all the amazing tricks you see people perform on stage, it is the ability to perform all the small steps inbetween.
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